Memorable Manitobans: Alexander John Stringer (1903-1969)

A. J. Stringer Click to enlarge

Lawyer, MLA (1946-1949), judge.

Born in Whitehorse, Yukon in 1903, he received a BA degree from the University of Toronto and, in 1933, a Bachelor of Law from the University of Manitoba. He was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1937, then served as a barrister with the firm of Thorvaldson and Company until his appointment as senior judge of the Manitoba Juvenile and Family Court in November 1959. He was a member of St. Paul’s Anglican Church, the Winnipeg K-40 Club, the University of Manitoba Alumni Association, the John Howard Elizabeth Fry Society, and a president of the Naval Officers Association and the Manitoba Bar Association (1962-1963).

He died at Winnipeg on 13 February 1969.

Sources:

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 15 February 1969, page 34.

This profile was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Profile revised: 28 July 2012

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